D'Ambrosio has two career Formula E wins -- both as result of di Grassi DQs

March 13, 2016

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The FIA Formula E Championship ran its fifth race of the season on Saturday, with Lucas di Grassi taking the win in the Mexico City ePrix. But a disqualification following the event stripped those honors from di Grassi, giving the win to Dragon Racing driver Jerome D’Ambrosio.

D’Ambrosio has two career victories in the series, both given to him as a result of a di Grassi disqualification. The first came at the Berlin ePrix during the series’ inaugural season.

The most recent win of D’Ambrosio’s career came this weekend at Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez, an inaugural venue for the series. Di Grassi took the lead over D’Ambrosio during the race as a result of the series’ fan boost, which allowed di Grassi to build a sizable lead and cross the finish line five seconds ahead of the now-winning driver.

But the feeling of victory didn’t last long, as officials stripped di Grassi of his honors following an incorrect weight of his vehicle. Each Formula E driver uses two cars per race, and officials found di Grassi’s first car to be 886.2 kilograms -- a full 1.8 kilograms under the minimum weight for the series. The disqualification allowed Sebastien Buemi to extend his points lead over di Grassi to 22 points, whereas di Grassi would have taken over the top spot by six points with the win.